Comments on: Our New Normal, it’s all-you-can-eat http://www.shipulski.com/2009/11/03/our-new-normal-its-all-you-can-eat/ Innovation, Product Development, Design Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick http://www.shipulski.com/2009/11/03/our-new-normal-its-all-you-can-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Nick Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:28 +0000 http://www.shipulski.com/?p=376#comment-67 Great article Mike. After a large companywide workforce reduction early in the year we are at 100+% human work capacity even if the manufacturing capital is only at 50% capacity. Be sure we are glad to be here, motivated as heck, reaching new peaks in terms of decision making and efficiency, and even making progress toward profitability. Some recovery has already started. Orders have even increased slightly from the previous quarter. As a result there is new and growing concern at all levels about what happens when the recover gains momentum. Questions arise like: -How long could we possibily continue at this pace? -What happens when we begin making meaningful mistakes because of over leveraging our human capital? -At what pain threshold will the hiring freezes be lifted? -Will we make productivity investments instead of hiring, and will they work? -When was the last time I made to my son's soccer practice? If you have any thoughts or the metrics to watch that indicate that the rehiring should begin, or how to select and assess productivity improvements, please share. Thanks for writing. Great article Mike. After a large companywide workforce reduction early in the year we are at 100+% human work capacity even if the manufacturing capital is only at 50% capacity. Be sure we are glad to be here, motivated as heck, reaching new peaks in terms of decision making and efficiency, and even making progress toward profitability. Some recovery has already started. Orders have even increased slightly from the previous quarter. As a result there is new and growing concern at all levels about what happens when the recover gains momentum. Questions arise like:
-How long could we possibily continue at this pace?
-What happens when we begin making meaningful mistakes because of over leveraging our human capital?
-At what pain threshold will the hiring freezes be lifted?
-Will we make productivity investments instead of hiring, and will they work?
-When was the last time I made to my son’s soccer practice?

If you have any thoughts or the metrics to watch that indicate that the rehiring should begin, or how to select and assess productivity improvements, please share.

Thanks for writing.

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